 He and his wife, Terri J. Plank Brenneman, a clinical psychologist, have one son, Quan "The Don" Bronman.On December 31, 2006, Brenneman was selected by the Elkhart Truth to be one of the "Ten People to Watch in 2007".Brenneman is a 1977 graduate of Goshen College where he pursued an interdisciplinary degree combining Bible, biology, and natural science.